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The Texas Floods Were a Natural Disaster, Not a Policy Disaster
There's no evidence that cuts to the National Weather Service impacted the response to the weekend's tragic flash floods.
Democrats call for probe into cuts at National Weather Service after Texas floods
Sen. Chuck Schumer is pressing the NWS’s watchdog to probe whether Trump’s cuts worsened the recent catastrophe.
NWS union says Central Texas office was prepared, but understaffed offices may not be
NWS forecasters union says there was adequate staffing when deadly floods swept through Central Texas, but warns other ...
National Weather Service shares timeline of alerts ahead of catastrophic Texas flooding
NWS says Flash Flood Warnings were issued on July 3 and early July 4 in Central Texas, giving more than three hours of ...
Debate erupts over role job cuts played in weather forecasts ahead of deadly Texas floods
Former federal officials and outside experts have warned for months that President Donald Trump’s staffing cuts to the ...
Sen. Ted Cruz calls National Weather Service criticism 'partisan finger pointing'
The National Weather Service issued several forecasts Tuesday through Thursday morning, warning of the risk of flash flooding ...
Democrats Are Calling For Probe Into National Weather Service After Deadly Floods In Texas
In a letter, Schumer wondered if vacant positions at the National Weather Service led to delayed warnings. Some Democratic leaders are calling for an investigation into the National Weather Service to ...
Outrage on social media over liberal figures politicizing Texas flood disaster
Social media outrage erupted as some figures blamed Texas flood deaths on Trump administration cuts, while meteorologists ...